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It looks like India is thinking about implementing an import duty on yellow peas. 

India Pulses and Grains Association is concerned that an increase in yellow pea production in Canada and Russia could result in more imports.

They say ongoing imports have brought down prices, which could discourage Indian farmers from expanding their own pulse production.

The IPGA says in order to raise the price of yellow peas in the domestic market, they are calling on the Indian government to impose a 30 to 40 per cent import duty.

A new school year is officially underway, and Sergeant Darcy Thiessen with Pembina Valley RCMP is taking the opportunity to remind us all to share the road safely.

With school buses, students walking and biking to school and parents doing morning drop-offs and afternoon pick-ups, there are a few things we need to keep in mind.

When encountering a stopped a school bus with its lights flashing and stop sign out, Sgt. Thiessen says motorists in both directions need to stop until the children are clear, the lights are off, and the stop sign is back in. 

The feeling of hockey is in the air, and for Morden Thunder coach Kyle Nixon, the excitement for the upcoming season is building, and it can't come soon enough.

What a difference a year makes

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Liberals to scrap the temporary foreign worker program, arguing it has caused an employment crisis among young Canadians.

"The Liberals have to answer why is it that they're shutting our own youth out of jobs and replacing them with low-wage, temporary foreign workers from poor countries who are ultimately being exploited," Poilievre told a news conference Wednesday morning in Mississauga, Ont.

"We want Canadian workers to have Canadian jobs. We want to bring back high wages."

Pembina Valley Bible Camp (PVBC) has closed its summer season after weeks that Assistant Director James Shiels describes as both busy and deeply meaningful. “We had an amazing summer… we had full camps. We had great staff,” he said.

A quiet theme emerged as returning campers were paired again with the same leaders. “We had some campers who were going on their second or third summer in a row with the same cabin leader and just seeing those relationships built and the impact that that made… I mean, it’s all about relationships.”

Each year, 30 students from across the province are selected to form Manitoba’s Student Advisory Council.  

According to its website, the purpose of the council, which consists of individuals who represent “diverse interests, identities, [and] backgrounds,” is to hear the perspectives of young people in the province who are directly impacted by decisions concerning education.  

The Pembina Threshermen’s Museum is gearing up for one of its biggest weekends of the year, Reunion Days, happening Friday, September 5 and Saturday, September 6. This annual celebration brings history to life with threshing demonstrations, horse-drawn wagon rides, live entertainment, incredible food, and a whole lot of old-fashioned fun.

The Garden Valley School Division marked the start of the 2025–26 school year with the long-standing tradition of bringing together its roughly 700 staff members under one roof at Garden Valley Collegiate.  

The school buses traditionally used to carry students brought in staff for the division-wide assembly, which filled the GVC gym with teachers, support workers, and administrators, all ready to set the tone for the months ahead. 

The Manitoba government is changing the planned location of its first supervised consumption site after facing stiff opposition from area residents.

The province, in partnership with the Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre, submitted a licensing request with Health Canada last November for a site at 200 Disraeli Freeway, in the core area of Winnipeg.

The idea quickly ran into opposition from many local residents, who said the location is too close to schools, a child-care centre and some homes.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet will meet behind closed doors for a second day in a row today, as the Liberal government prepares for Parliament's return in a little under two weeks.

Cabinet is discussing efforts to spur industrial investment, refocus Ottawa's spending priorities for the coming fall budget and counter U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.

The federal government is expected in October to table Carney's first budget since taking office.